2 Samuel 22:17

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“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.”

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BSBPD

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:17 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 2:10When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
  2. Psalms 18:16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
  3. Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
  4. Psalms 59:1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
  5. Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
  6. Psalms 124:4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
  7. Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
  8. Psalms 144:7Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
  9. Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
  10. Lamentations 3:54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
  11. Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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